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Anna Ivanovna

[ah-nuh ee-vah-nuhv-nuh]

noun

  1. 1693–1740, empress of Russia 1730–40.



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Her name is Anna Ivanovna and we tracked her down to Velyka Danylivka, a village near Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine where she lives with her husband, dogs, cats and rabbits.

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No one epitomizes this mindset more than Anna Ivanovna.

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As for Anna Ivanovna, she died the following October of kidney troubles.

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In 1740 Anna Ivanovna resolved to surpass every preceding Carnival by her unique manner of providing her people with amusement during this merry season.

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The Carnival was, however, held during the last century by Anna Ivanovna, in a style surpassing that of her ancestors.

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